...thy throne, Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 5 A thousand ages, in thy sight. Are like an evening...watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. e 7 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies...

...to dust, " Return ye sons of men ;" All nations rose from earth at first. And turn to earth again. 5 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone...the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 6 [The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downward by the...

...defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd its frame, From everlasting Thou art GOD, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in Thy sight, Are, like the evening, gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. & O GOD, our help...

...ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. " The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their...downward by the flood, And lost in following years." Here Jacob, Joseph, and Moses once lived ; but they are gone ; and others, who know little or nothing...

...order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. A thousand ages in thy sight* Are like an evening...watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come ; Be lliou our guard while life shall last,...

...the feeling with which, in childhood, we heard and mused on the words of this hymn ; especially verse 5 : — " The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With...cares and fears, Are carried downward by the flood, Aud lost in following years." And, since the tune when the reflection suggested by these lines first...

...order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 3 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone,...the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 4 But, like an ever-flowing stream, Time bears its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies...

...order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 3 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone,...the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. o * 4 Time like an overflowing stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies...

...rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again. v A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an ev'ning gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. VI O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last,...

...order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 3 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone,...the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 4 But, like an ever-flowing stream, Time bears its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies...